verb
sumfōnamō
Strong’sG4856
I agree with
stem sumfōn-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
συμ-φωνέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: Ge 14:3 (חבר) II Ki 12:8 (9) (אוֺת ni.), Is 7:2 (נוּחַ), IV Mac 14:6 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4856 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoom-fo-neh'-o
to be harmonious, i.e. (figuratively) to accord (be suitable, concur) or stipulate (by compact)
Fromfrom G4859;
King Jamesagree (together, with).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
sound together, be in harmony or unison (compare συμφωνία), ἐκ πασῶν μία ἁρμονία συμφωνεῖ Refs 5th c.BC+; of reed-tongues, to be of the same quality, Refs 4th c.BC+; κιθαρισταὶ σ. Refs 3rd c.BC+ —passive, τὰ συμφωνούμενα consonants (literal things which are sounded with vowels), Refs 1st c.BC+
II metaphorically, harmonize with, ποῖα ποίοις σ. τῶν γενῶν Refs 5th c.BC+; συμφωνοῦντα τοῖς ἔργοις in harmony with practical experience, Refs 5th c.BC+; hold or express the same opinions, ταῦτα συμφωνοῦσι πάντες Refs 5th c.BC+; περί τινος or τινων, Refs 1st c.BC+:—middle, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, to be agreed to, παρὰ πᾶσι Refs 1st c.BC+, compare 15.107: with infinitive, ἡ ἔφοδος σ. γενέσθαι Refs 1st c.BC+
II.2 make an agreement or bargain with any one, ἰδίᾳ σ. πρὸς αὐτούς Refs 3rd c.BC+; περί τινος Refs 2nd c.BC+; σ. τινὶ δηναρίου for a denarius, NT:—passive, συνεφωνήθη ὑμῖν πειράσαι NT; ὥστε.. Refs 1st c.BC+; τὸ συμφωνηθέν the agreement, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ἀπέχω τὴν συμπεφωνημένην αὐτοῦ τιμήν Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.3 unite for a bad purpose, conspire, τοῖς πένησι ἐπὶ τοὺς μέσους Refs 4th c.BC+
III agree in saying, ὡς πάντα καλῶς κεῖται Refs 5th c.BC+
IV to be satisfactory, συμφωνεῖ μοι πάντα, ὡς πρόκειται Refs 4th c.AD+
IV.2 of remedies, to be suitable, Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| sumfōnalōσυμφωνοῦσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | with … agree | 1× |
| sumfōnatiσυμφωνήσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | match | 1× |
| sumfōnasaσυνεφώνησάς | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | agree | 1× |
| sumfōnitaσυνεφωνήθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | agreed together | 1× |
| sumfōnaleiaσυμφωνήσωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | agree | 1× |
| sumfōnarantosσυμφωνήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | agreeing | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfōnamō | sumfōname | sumfōnami | sumfōnama | sumfōnamē | sumfōnamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnasō | sumfōnase | sumfōnasi | sumfōnasa1×συνεφώνησάς | sumfōnasē | sumfōnaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnatō | sumfōnate | sumfōnati1×συμφωνήσει | sumfōnata | sumfōnatē | sumfōnatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sumfōnanō | sumfōnane | sumfōnani | sumfōnana | sumfōnanē | sumfōnanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnavō | sumfōnave | sumfōnavi | sumfōnava | sumfōnavē | sumfōnavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnalō1×συμφωνοῦσιν | sumfōnale | sumfōnali | sumfōnala | sumfōnalē | sumfōnalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfōnomō | sumfōnome | sumfōnomē | sumfōnomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnosō | sumfōnose | sumfōnosē | sumfōnoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnotō | sumfōnote | sumfōnotē | sumfōnotelē |
| we 1st person plural | sumfōnonō | sumfōnone | sumfōnonē | sumfōnonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnovō | sumfōnove | sumfōnovē | sumfōnovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnolō | sumfōnole | sumfōnolē | sumfōnolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfōnimi | sumfōnima |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnisi | sumfōnisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōniti | sumfōnita1×συνεφωνήθη |
| we 1st person plural | sumfōnini | sumfōnina |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnivi | sumfōniva |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnili | sumfōnila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfōnameiō | sumfōnameia | sumfōnameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnaseiō | sumfōnaseia | sumfōnaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnateiō | sumfōnateia | sumfōnateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sumfōnaneiō | sumfōnaneia | sumfōnaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnaveiō | sumfōnaveia | sumfōnaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnaleiō | sumfōnaleia1×συμφωνήσωσιν | sumfōnaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfōnomeiō | sumfōnomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnoseiō | sumfōnoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnoteiō | sumfōnoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sumfōnoneiō | sumfōnoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnoveiō | sumfōnoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnoleiō | sumfōnoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfōnimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōniseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōniteia |
| we 1st person plural | sumfōnineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōniveia |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnasōr | sumfōnasar | sumfōnasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnatōr | sumfōnatar | sumfōnatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnavōr | sumfōnavar | sumfōnavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnalōr | sumfōnalar | sumfōnalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnosōr | sumfōnosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnotōr | sumfōnotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnovōr | sumfōnovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnolōr | sumfōnolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnivar |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfōnamoiō | sumfōnamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnasoiō | sumfōnasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnatoiō | sumfōnatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sumfōnanoiō | sumfōnanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnavoiō | sumfōnavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnaloiō | sumfōnaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfōnomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | sumfōnonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfōnimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnitoia |
| we 1st person plural | sumfōninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sumfōnarō | sumfōnari | sumfōnara | sumfōnarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sumfōnorō | sumfōnorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | sumfōniri | sumfōnira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sumfōnarōntos | sumfōnarintos | sumfōnarantos1×συμφωνήσας | sumfōnarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sumfōnorōntos | sumfōnorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | sumfōnirintos | sumfōnirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
sumfōn is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
sumfōnalō“with … agree”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 15:15kai houte sumfōnalō tois logois toiu profētoiu, kathōs grafotē;The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:
sumfōnati“match”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 5:36… kainem schizati kai te palaie ouk sumfōnati tem epiblēmem tem apo teu kaineu.… patch from the new will not match the old.
sumfōnasa“agree”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Matthew 20:13… Hetairor, ouk adikamō sin; ouchi dēnarieu sumfōnasa mi?… unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
sumfōnita“agreed together”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 5:9“agreed together”… de Petros pros autan; Tinem hoti sumfōnita vi peirazara tem pneumem kuriou? idou …“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet …
sumfōnaleia“agree”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 18:19… amēn legamō vi hoti ean duo sumfōnaleia ek vu epi tau gēau peri …… two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it …
sumfōnarantos“agreeing”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Matthew 20:2“agreeing”sumfōnarantos de meta toiu ergatoiu ek dēnarieu …… them a denarius for the day and sent them …